This fountain is STUNNING. You can see the ripple of the water w the lights on the rocks which I love. Its not heavy..but its not light..the water sound is not a drickling..but more of pouring a cup of water into a bowl of water at a steady stream. The only problem that I have is the 2 cups on the left do not fill with water so the fountain only works on the right side..I contacted customer service to see about fixing it myself. Theres an opening in the back to adjust things..but idk how Ill be able to reattach a tube to the top tier if thats what Ill need to do.